Péter Povázsay

Péter Povázsay got to know the kayak-canoe sport at the age of 14 when he applied for a newspaper advertisement at Ganz-MÁVAG. Later, he moved to Ferencváros, where he partnered with Miklós Darvas, with whom he was able to beat the “great” Wichmann-Petrikovics duo in 1971. The following year they defeated them every time, including nine times during the Olympic selection and international competitions. They had a real chance in the 1,000 meters, but they only finished fifth in München.

After the München Olympics the pair separated. Povázsay also tried to compete with Tamás Wichmann, then they found each other with Gábor Árva, who was also without a partner, and in the fall of 1973, at an international competition in Tata, they immediately started their career together with a silver medal. At the 1975 World Championships, they won a gold medal in the 1,000 meters, but before the 500, they stole their partner’s knee pads and won the bronze medal with a borrowed device. In the year of the 1976 Olympics, they only had to prepare for the designated selection competition, but the leaders changed the decision and appointed an earlier competition as the main competition, which they had not won. Despite what happened, he was taken out to Montreal as a reserve. At that point, he almost decided to end his career, but put it off for one more year. After his sports career, Povázsay started his own business as a toolmaker, then helped his wife’s business.